Ready For Work Clothing Drive

Get a head start on your spring cleaning and support individuals transitioning from the corrections system back into the local workforce!

Be Bold Take Charge is partnering with Goodwill Keystone Area and BCPS/BerksConnections to hold our 2018 Ready For Work Clothing Drive! We will be accepting donations of work- and interview-appropriate attire from March 19th to April 9th in marked Goodwill donation bins placed in the following locations:

• PSU Berks' Gaige Technology & Business Innovation Building

• PSU Berks' Perkins Student Center

• Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

• The Reading Eagle

• Savory Café at the Body Zone Sports & Wellness Complex

• Weidenhammer Systems

• Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery

You can also donate by mentioning "Be Bold Take Charge" at the Morgantown, Muhlenberg, Robesonia, Shillington, or St. Lawrence Goodwill Store & Donation Center locations.

According to the volume of clothing donated, Goodwill will provide gift cards that clients of BCPS can then use to purchase the work attire in stores. These gift cards give job seekers the purchasing power and confidence to buy clothes that best work for them!

The types of jobs that BCPS clients are interviewing and/or are hired for can vary; therefore, we are hoping to collect everything from dress pants, blazers, button-ups, and skirts, to polo shirts, khakis, and work boots.

Interested in contributing but don't have clothing to donate? Assist with returning job-seekers’ public transportation costs by donating here: http://www.berksconnections.org/bbtcgoodwilldrive